Combined memorandum device and memory tickler



June 10, 1930.

C. J. M ARTHUR COMBINED MEMORANDUM DEVICE AND MEMORY TICKLER Filed Feb. 26, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Aw/915s J/V /Q/irA/z/R ATTORNEY June 10, 1930. c, MCARTHUR 1,%62,72s

COMBINED MEMORANDUM DEVICE AND MEMORY TICKLER Filed Feb. 26. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FRI. SAT- ATTORNEY Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES J. MCARTH'UR, OF GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY COMBINED MEMORANDUM DEVICE AND MEMORY TICKLER Application filed February 26, 1926. Serial No. 90,744.

5 One object of the invention is to provide means for supporting a roll of note paper in such a way that memoranda may be made upon the free end portion of the web of paper, the memorandum slips torn off from the web being placed in between daily reminder cards. These reminderrcards are preferably thirtyone in number, in order to have one card for each day of the longest month, and the cards are adapted to describe and illustrate printing inks, papers, paints, textiles, or the like, and such cards may be used in conjunction with or independently of the personal tickler system. Another object of the invention is-to provide a writing tablet for supporting the free end portion of the web of paper so that memoranda may be made onthe paper and slips of memoranda torn off each day, and preferably in association with the writing tablet there is a perpetual calendar arranged in a novel and convenient manner. Still another object of the invention is to provide ways and means for general advertising puroses. p These being among the objects of the present invention, the same consists of certain features of construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and then claimed with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, and inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combination device, showing the parts in position for use; p

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device, showing the parts in the same position as in Figure 1; v

Figure 3 is a longitudinal central section of the device, the writing tablet being shown in dotted lines in writing position and in full lines in paper cutting position;

' Figure 4 is a front elevation, partly in section, on the line 44 Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a transverse section on the line 50 55 Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a transverse section on the lin 66 Figure 2; and

Figure 7 is a sectional, detail view of one of the rolls of the perpetual calendar.

Referringto the drawings, the frame of the device comprises suitably connected side plates of members 10, 11. At the rear end of the device there is a suitably supported tubular core 12 for a roll of paper 18. This paper may be of any suitable character for enabling memorandum notes to be written thereon. The paper roll and its tubular core 12 are mounted on a central cylindrical support 14, those surfaces of the said support which are to engage with the core preferably having a loose fittherewith so that when the paper is moved the core 12 will turn with the roll. The cylindrical support 14 is attached to the frame of the device by means of suitable fastenings 15 which pass through the side plates 10, 11 and enter the ends of the support 14.

The side plates 10 and 11 are respectively provided with fairly large apertures 16, 17 and these apertures are opposite pockets 18, 19 formed in the ends of the cylindrical support 14. The pocket-s 18, 19 are separated from each other by means of a partition 20, preferably formed integrally with and constituting a portion of the support 14. These pockets 18, 19 may serve to contain various small stationery articles, such as pens, paper, fasteners or clips, and the like, and preferably the bottoms ofthe said pockets are inclined inwardly and downwardly, whereby to tend to hold the small stationery articles in the pockets, to which access may be had by inserting a finger'or a pen or pencil through either of the apertures 16, 17.

The free end portion 21 of the web paper from the roll 13 is passed forwardly over the upper surface of a plate or writing tablet 22, which is pivotally connected by means of a hinge pin 23 with the side plates 10, 11, which pin is preferably located in cars 24 at the lower portion ofthe'front end of the frame of the device, so that the writing tablet 22 may be swung forwardly and downwardly, and it, together with the front portion of the frame of the device and preferably the roll of paper 13, may rest upon the supporting surface on which the device is placed for use. hen the device is used for making daily memoranda, the extreme end portion of the paper web 21 is moved outwardly with respect to the free outer edge of the writing I tablet 22 so that it may be torn or severed from the rest of the web after the desired memoranda, which may be memoranda for one day, have been made thereon while the said portion 25 is located over the writing tablet. Preferably, the paper roll 13-supports the rear end of the combination de vice, and when that is the case it is clear that, if a person takes hold of the frame of the device and slides it either forwardly or backwardly, the cont-act of the roll of paper 13 with the supporting surface will act automatic'ally to move the free; end portion of the web upon the writing surface of the tablet 22. If the frame is pushed toward the roll of paper, the web will be projected automatically beyond the free edge of the writing tablet, while on the contrary movement the web will be drawn back onto the roll of paper. This automatic feed or return of the web of paper with respect to the writing tablet. 22 is desirable, because the person using the'device having a pencil or pen in. one hand may with the other hand cause the feed of the web to the desired position by moving the device in the manner described by the use of the other hand.

The outer surface of the paper of the roll may bear suitableadvertisements, while the inner surface may constitute the writing surface, so that the advertisements would be seen upon the roll of paper by anyone and such advertisements would be specifically called to the attention of the person using the device for making memoranda when slips of mom oranda are torn or severed from the paper web.

, Located at the front of the frame of the device, above and parallel with the hinge pin 28, is a cross-piece 26 consisting of a strip of metal, for example, the ends of which are suitably secured in the plates 10, 11. Above the cross-piece 26, preferably at its upper edge, there is a cutting or tearing blade 27.

which may obviously have a series of cutting serrations. When a person has made the desired memoranda, that portion 25 of the web which contains the memoranda is moved out beyondthe free edge of the writing'tablet and the person using the device will then take hold of the plate or writing tablet and swing it upwardly and rearwardly until the swinging movement is stopped by the cross-piece 26, as shown in Figure 3. This movement will bring the free edge of the writing tablet close to the cutting blade 27, and then the person using the device may take hold of the projecting memorandum portion 25 of the web and tear .or cut it off the cutter 27 and the free edge of the tablet mutually assisting.

Mounted on the frame of the device, preferably intermediately of the paper roll and its support, and the plane of the hinge pin 23 and the cross-piece or stop 26, is a boxlike container 28 which may be made removable from the frame but is shown as rigidly secured thereto by means 'of lugs 29 which may enter corresponding slots in the plates 10, 11 and be solderedor otherwise secured to the plates. The top of the container is open and is located preferably at a point just behind the location of the cutting blade 27, so that the moment the memoranda portion 25 is torn off from the web, the hand of the user is in position to quickly place the memorandum slip so produced into the top of'the container. The container 28 is preferably used for containing tickler cards 30 and these cards are preferably thirty-one in number to correspond to the days of the longest month, if the cards are to be used in connection with a daily tickler system. Preferably, the cards 30 are provided with tabs 31, 32, the tabs 81 being at the left of the cards bearing 'odd numbers, and the tabs 82 being. at the right of the cards bearing even numbers. By thus arranging the tabs of the cards they areconveniently distinguished one from the other,

and their opening as the leaves of a book facilitated. The onewho is using the device as a daily reminderwill, of course, have a daily record on the web portion 25 which is severed from the web, and will place the same adjacent the proper card for the particular day to which the memoranda relates. This process may be carried out each day, and naturally it involves repeated handling of the cards. In view of this fact, it may be desirable for a seller of paper to advertise its paper bymaking thirty-one cardsof dif-- ferent paper, which number of cards would cover about therange of papers manufactured and adapted to be made into cards or card-sheets. Similarly, a seller of inks can advertisedifierent colors and tints of printers inks,and different tints or colors could V be imposed on the opposite surfaces of each card so that sixty-two colors and tints of such inks, which is the usual range, could be ad-" vertised.

' The forward portions of the side plates 10, 11 may be provided with large apertures 33 through the sides of the card container 28 may be observed, enabling advertiseinents to be displayed on the container. l/Vhen the container 28 is madeof suitable sheet metal, advertisements may be attractively lithographed thereon and the side plates 10, could be of a different and contrasting metal,-

so that the complete device can be rendered veryattractive, especially from an advetising standpoint;

A yearly calendar 34 may besecuredito the upper surface of the writing tablet, the same being composed of some very thin material which will not materially affect the writing surface. A perpetual monthly calendar is provided which is printed on a long web of paper that may be rolled onto swun' down to writin osition the er- &) 7

petual calendar 35 will be exposed showing a number of groups of month dates printed on the calenlar in well known manner. The spindles of the rollers 36, 37 are screwthreaded at theirends which project through the side plates to receive thumb nuts 38, whereby the rollers may be fixed against rotation when the nuts are tightened up, or one of the nuts at one end of each spindle may be released so that the other one may be used to turn the corresponding roller which may be keyed or otherwise secured to its spindle.

For use with the month groups of the perpetual calendar there will appear, say on the cross-piece 26, the days of the week, so that Sunday, for example, would register with the column of dates which means Sunday for a given month. This is shown clearly in Figure 4. An endless band 39 may also be used for showing the particular month to which the group of dates on the calandar 35 is adjusted, and the twelve months of the year would of course be printed on said band. Band 39 is trained upon rollers 40, ll, the spindle 42 of one roller being journaled in the lower front portion of the frame, and the spindle 43 of the roller being screwthreaded at its ends to receive adjusting nuts d4. By means of nuts 4A the month changing band 39 may be adjusted and retained in position after the adjustment. Hence, when the concomitants of the perpetual calandar are adjusted for a given month, the user will have a complete monthly calendar in front of him when the tablet 22 is in lowered position. A pen and pencil rack L5 is formed with the upper rear portion of the frame of the device for conveniently supporting pen holders and pencils back of the series of index cards.

It will be seen that under this invention the utilitarian oortions of the deviceare arranged for the convenient use of the user of the device and that they are quite compact, so that when the writing tablet 22 is swung up betweenthe forward portions of the side plateslO, 11 the complete device may be packed and shipped in a comparative- 1y small box.

Obviously, the invention is susceptible of modification, as parts may be omitted, added and substituted without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

What I claim as new is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a frame, a roll of paper supporting the rear portion of the frame, and a writing tablet at the front portion of the frame onto which the free portion of the web of paper may be led, whereby the rolling bearing of the roll of paper on the surface supporting the device, due to a forward or backward movement of the frame, will move the said free rection.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a frame, a rollof paper supporting the rear portion of the frame, a writing tablet swingably mounted at the front portion of the frame onto which the free portion of the web of paper may be led, whereby the rolling bearing of the roll of paper on the surface supporting the device, due to a forward or backward movement of the frame, will move the said free portion in the corresponding direction, and a cutter to cooperate with the free edge of the writing tablet.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a frame, a tubular core, a support on the frame for holding the core, said support having a partition separating the space within the core into two pockets.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a frame, a tubular core, a cylindrical support on the frame for holding the core, said support having a partition separating the space within the core into two pockets, and said core adapted to turn on said support.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a frame, and means adapted to support a roll of paper in the frame, said supporting means being provided with end pockets.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination with a frame provided with apertures, of means adapted to support a roll of paper and provided with end pockets opposite said apertures.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of a frame, means supported by the frame for holding a set of tickler cards, a movable writing tablet on the front of the frame, means for supporting a roll of paper and for leading the web underneath the tickler holding means and onto said tablet, and means supported by the frame for cutting off a memorandum from said web along a line at the top of and just in advance of the card holding means, and previous to placing the memorandum with the tickler cards, said cutting means cooperating, for that purpose, with the outer edge of the tablet.

portion in a corresponding di- "8. a device of the character described,

the combination of a frame, a container supported therein for tiokler cards, means on the frame for supporting a roll of paper di- T rectly at the rear of the container, so that the roll is adapted to rest on the supportingsurface for the device, a Writing tablet pivotally connected With the lower portion of the front of the frame in advance of the container and ontovvhioh the free end-portion of the vveb ofpaper. may be moved from directly below the container, a cutting blade located on the frame, above the pivot connection of the tabf let, for cooperating with the free edge of the tablet to sever a memorandum portion of the paper-Web, said blade being also 10- cated at the top of the container and just in advance of it. V r 7 CHARLES J. MGARTHUR 

